349 I Physics departmental honors Please contact the Physics Department for advisement and permission prior to enrolling in Honors courses. » Program Prerequisite: Enroll in General Honors Program and complete at least 9 hours of General Honors courses. » Credit Hour Requirements: Maintain an overall GPA of 3.5. » Credit Hour Requirements: Fulfill the requirements of either the Physics departmental major, the Applied Physics major, or the Physics Teaching major, of which at least 12 hours must be completed on an Honors basis. A student may receive Physics Honors credit in any of the Physics courses required for the respective Physics majors. In addition, complete a Physics Honors senior project (minimum 2 hours). Physics minor » Grade Requirements: A grade of "C" or better in all courses used toward the minor (a grade of "C-" is not acceptable). » Credit Hour Requirements: Minimum of 26 credit hours in Physics and support courses. Prior department approval is required. Course Requirements for Minor Physics Courses Required (10 credit hours) PHYS PS/SI2210/SI2220 Physics for Scientists & Engineers (10) Elective Physics Courses (8 credit hours) Select at least three Physics courses from the following PHYS 2710 Introductory Modem Physics (3) PHYS 3160 Astrophysics (3) PHYS 3180 Thermal Physics (3) PHYS 3190 Applied Optics (3) PHYS 3200 Solid State Physics (3) PHYS 3300 Advanced Computational Physics (3) PHYS 3410 Electronics for Scientists (4) PHYS 3420 Data Acquisition and Analysis (3) PHYS 3500 Analytical Mechanics (3) PHYS 3510 Electromagnetic Theory (3) PHYS 3540 Mech. & Electromagnetic Waves (3) PHYS 3640 Advanced Physics Lab (2) PHYS 4610 Quantum Mechanics (3) Support Courses Required (8 credit hours) MATH SI1210/SI1220 Calculus I & II (8) Physics teaching minor » Grade Requirements: A grade of C or better in all courses used toward the minor (a grade of "C-" is not acceptable). » Credit Hour Requirements: Minimum of 25 credit hours in Physics and support courses. Prior department approval is required. Students who select the Physics Teaching minor must satisfy the Teacher Education admission and licensure requirements (see Teacher Education Department). Course Requirements for Minor Physics Courses Required (11 credit hours) PHYS PS/SI2210/SI2220 Physics for Scientists & Engineers (10) PHYS 2600 Laboratory Safety (1) Elective Physics Courses (6 credit hours) Select 6 credit hours in approved Physics courses (numbered 2300 Support Courses Required (11 credit hours) MATH SI1210/SI1220 Calculus I & II (8) HIST 3350 History and Philosophy of Science (3) If a student is not obtaining a Teaching Major in Physical or Life Science, the following courses are also required: PHYS 3570 Foundations of Science Education (3) PHYS 4570 Secondary School Science Teaching Methods (3) PHYSICS COURSES - PHYS PHYS PS/SI1010. Elementary Physics (3) 5m, F, S A brief survey of physics at the introductory level. Topics covered include laws of motion, gravity, energy, light, heat, sound, electricity, magnetism, atomic and nuclear physics, radioactivity, and relativity. Three hours of lecture per week. PHYS PS/SI1040. Elementary Astronomy (3) 5m, F, 5 A brief survey of the physical universe using the fundamental laws of physics. Topics include the history of astronomy, the solar system, the sun, the evolution of stars, pulsars, black holes, the Mlky Way galaxy, galaxies, quasars, and the Big Bang. Three hours of lecture per week. Cross-listed with ASTR PS/SI 1040. PHYS PS/SI1360. Principles of Physical Science (3) F A lecture/laboratory course designed to provide an introduction to the scientific method and its application to the study of selected topics in physics and chemistry. Two hours of lecture and one 3-hour lab per week. Recommended for Elementary Education majors. PHYS PS/SI2010. College Physics I (5) 5m, F, 5 First semester of a two-semester sequence in general physics, primarily for students in pre-medicrne, pre-dentistry, technology and other disciplines requiring physics without calculus. This semester covers topics in mechanics, including kinematics, Newton's laws, and the conservation laws of energy, linear momentum, and angular momentum. Also covered are topics in gravity, fluid mechanics, waves, and thermodynamics. Prerequisite: MATH 1060. Class meets five hours per week in lecture/discussion format. One 3-hour lab per week (PHYS 2019). PHYS 2015. College Physics I Lab (1) 5m, F, S Co-requisite PHYS PS/SI2010. One 3-hour lab per week. Enrollment limited to transfer students. PHYS SI2020. College Physics II (5) F, S Second semester of a two-semester sequence in general physics. This semester covers topics in electricity and magnetism, electromagnetic waves, light and optics, relativity, atomic, and nuclear physics. Prerequisite: PHYS PS/SI2010. Class meets five hours per week in lecture/discussion format. One 3-hour lab per week (PHYS 2029). PHYS 2025. College Physics II Lab (1) 5m, F, 5 Co-requisite PHYS SI2020. One 3-hour lab per week. Enrollment limited to transfer students. PHYS 2090. Environmental Physics - Energy and Power (3) An interdisciplinary course dealing with the chemical and physical concepts of energy and power. Emphasis will be placed on the emerging energy crisis, effects upon the environment and the quality of life. General PROFILE ENROLLMENT STUDENT AFFAIRS ACADEMIC INFO DEGREE REQ GENED Engaged Learning 8 Interdisciplinary OUR/CBL HNRS BIS LIBS INTRD MINORS Applied Science 8 Technology AUSV/ATTC CEET CS MFET/ETM MET CMT DGET ENGR IDT SST TBE Arts 8 Humanities MENG COMM ENGL FL DANC MUSC THEA ART/ARTH Business 8 Econ MBA MACC/ACTG BSAD FIN MGMT MKTG SCM ECON/QUAN 1ST Education MSAT/MED CHF AT/HLTH NUTR/PEP/REC HPHP COURSES ATHL/PE EDUC Heaifh Professions MHA/MSN MSRS CLS DENT PAR HTHS HAS/HIM NRSG RADT DMS/NUCM RATH REST Science BTNY CHEM GEO MATH/MTHE MICR PHYS/ASTR ZOOL Social 8 Behavioral Sciences MCJ/CJ ECON GEOG HIST POLS/PHIL PSY SW/GERT SOC/ANTH MILS NAVS Continuing Ed Davis Campus Weber State University 2010-2011 Catalog